Silesian Confederacy

Silesian Confederacy
Form of Government	Confederation
Home Planet	Silesia
Head of Government	Prime Minister
Executive Branch	Cabinet Sector Governors System Governors
Military	Silesian Confederate Navy Silesian Army

The Silesian Confederacy was a multi-system star nation to the far galactic north of the Solarian League. It was a place where ongoing low-level conflicts were the norm rather than the exception.

Star Geography

The Confederacy, consisting of around sixty inhabited star systems, divided into nine sectors, was bordered by the Anderman Empire and Sidemore Republic to the galactic southwest, and the Basilisk System to the northeast. (HH1)

It was roughly 105 ly across and had a volume of around 600,000 cubic lightyears.

Sectors

• Breslau Sector
• Carlton Sector
• Hillman Sector
• Posnan Sector
• Sachsen Sector
• Saginaw Sector
• Silesia Sector
• Terrance Sector
• Tumult Sector

History

Established as an enlightened confederation of planetary governments, at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century PD Silesia was a wretched mishmash of corrupt governments, mercenaries for hire, piracy, insurrection, and trade opportunities.

Because of extensive piracy Silesia became the proving ground where the Andermani Empire and the Star Kingdom of Manticore sent their newly minted officers and crews to patrol.

In 1900 PD, the Confederacy was considered the strategic target for expansion of the People's Republic of Haven.

In 1921 PD, the Confederacy was annexed by the Andermani Empire and the Star Kingdom of Manticore. Silesia's central government assigned its powers to Andermani and Manticoran governments, but the system governments were retained. In exchange for a non-violent regime change the Silesian leadership was amnestied for their crimes and bribed to resign. (HH12, Companion)

Government

• Confederation of planetary governments.
• Central government was headed by a prime minister, capital system was the Silesia System. (HHA3.1: MMH, JIR1)
• Sector governors were present as intermediate level of government. (HHA3.1: MMH)
• Major part (75%) of system governors were electable, the rest were appointed. (HH11)

Secessions

More or less detailed data concerning secessing governments are avaialble only for the Breslau, Terrance, Saginaw and Posnan sectors:

• The Hume Liberation Front (Companion)
• The Krieger's Star System in the Saginaw Sector (HHA3.1: MMH)
• The Libau Independence Force - circa 1895/1905 PD (SB2)
• The Logan's Freedom Fighters (HHA4.2: WOS)
• The Lutrell System in the Saginaw Sector (HH6)
• Melchor - circa 1600 PD (SITS)
• The Council for an Independent Prism with its Prism Space Navy seized half of the Prism System in the Saginaw Sector around 1880 PD.
• The Psyche System in the Saginaw Sector. Rebellion was mentioned twice, around 1880 PD and around 1909 PD. (HHA3.1: MMH, HH6)
• Sarah - 1905 PD (SB2)
• Sharon's Star - 1905 PD (SB2)
• Walther - 1905 PD (SB2)
• Andre Warnecke's government in the Chalice Cluster, Terrance Sector, before 1909 PD. It took the Silesian Confederate Navy more than one T-year of battles to drive them out.
• The Zoraster Freeman in the Posnan Sector (HHA4.2: WOS)

Moreover there were at least three secessionist governments in the Breslau and Posnan Sectors around 1909 PD. (HH6)

See also: Military notable secessions

Military

The Confederacy maintained the Silesian Confederate Navy to patrol its space, while the Silesian Army was charged with planetside duties. (CS1)

Third Powers Military Presence

• RMN (HHA3.1: MMH, HHA4.2: WOS, HH6, HH10)
• IAN (HHA4, HH6, HH10)
• PN/RHN (JIR1, HH6, HH10)
• GSN – GNS Francis Mueller (HHA4.3: ASNF)

External links

• Map of Silesia from HH6 and HH10
• Fan-made Silesian logo